2023 Programme

Thursday Evening

Concert

20:00 – 22:30 Thu

20:00 Cerys Hafana

21:15 Kris Drever

Cerys Hafana, Kris Drever

=Thursday Evening, Main Stage, • Concerts
Music & Song

20:00 – 23:00 Thu

Bordewey Young and Gittens

=Thursday Evening, Football Club, • Sessions

Friday Afternoon

Concert

14:00 – 16:00 Fri

14:00 Cerys Hafana

15:00 Jack Rutter

Cerys Hafana, Jack Rutter

-Friday Afternoon, Main Stage, • Concerts
Session

15:00 – 16:30 Fri

Music

OPEN

-Friday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions
Concert

16:30 – 17:30 Fri

Hot Club de Bret

-Friday Afternoon, Dance Tent, • Concerts
Session

17:00 – 18:00 Fri

Song

Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman

-Friday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions
Show

18:00 – 18:30 Fri

Hilarious Family Show

Wolly

-Friday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Children’s Entertainment

Friday Evening

Welcome!

19:00 – 21:00 Fri

Children’s festival

Crafts

Bedtime Stories

Kathy Bland

-Friday Evening, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Concert

19:15 – 00:00 Fri

19:15 Jack Rutter

20:15 The McGoldrick Sisters & Jimmy Patrick

21:25 Granny’s Attic

22:45 Merry Hell

Granny’s Attic, Jack Rutter, Merry Hell, The McGoldrick Sisters & Jimmy Patrick

-Friday Evening, Main Stage, • Concerts
Concert

19:30 – 22:15 Fri

19:30 Nigel Smith

20:00 Brimstone

20:50 Seb Stone

21:30 John Wainwright

Brimstone, John Wainwright, Nigel Smith, Seb Stone

-Friday Evening, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Concerts
Concert

19:30 – 23:30 Fri

19:30 Conor Reynolds

20:30 Arda Wei

21:40 Frankie Archer

22:40 The Hunch

Arda Wei, Conor Reynolds, Frankie Archer, The Hunch

-Friday Evening, Club Stage, • Concerts
‘Day’ of Dance

19.30 – 10.30 Fri

An American Extravaganza

A dance for dancers

Mike Courthold, The Falconers

-Friday Evening, Falcon Ballroom, • Dancing, •’Day’ of Dance
Ceilidh

20:00 – 23:00 Fri

21:30 JV & Folk

JV & Folk, Sheena Masson, Whapweasel

-Friday Evening, Dance Tent, • Dancing
Procession

20:30 – 21:30 Fri

A selection of Dance Sides

-Friday Evening, King’s Arms, Market Square, Queen’s Arms, Rose and Lion, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Big Sing

23:30 – 01:00 Fri

Graeme Knights, Jim Mageean

-Friday Evening, Football Club, • Sessions

Saturday Morning

Yoga

08:30 – 09:30 Sat

-Saturday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops
Workshop

10:00 – 11:00 Sat

Longsword Workshop

Come and have a go at NYFTE’s Handsworth-inspired longsword dance of their own devising. Suitable for all ages.

NYFTE

-Saturday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops
Craft Extravaganza!

10:00 – 11:30 Sat

Kathy Bland

-Saturday – Morning, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Craft Market

10:00 – 18:30 Sat

-Saturday – Morning, Craft Market
Session

10:00 – 11:30 Sat

Beginners

Tuneworks

-Saturday – Morning, Dave Jones’ Bar, • Sessions, • Workshops
Festival Walk

10:00 – 12:00 Sat

Discovering Bromyard Downs

Tom Fisher

-Saturday – Morning, Festival Car Park
‘Day’ of Dance

10:00 – 11:15 Sat

Zesty American Square Dances

Mike Courthold, The Falconers

-Saturday – Morning, Falcon Ballroom, • Dancing, •’Day’ of Dance
Workshop

10:30 – 12:30 Sat

Spoon Whittling

-Saturday – Morning, The Burrow, • Workshops
Concert

11:00 – 12:45 Sat

11:00 Enda Kenny

12:00 She Shanties

Enda Kenny, She Shanties

-Saturday – Morning, Football Club, • Concerts
Dance Display

11:00 – 11:45 Sat

NYFTE, Silkstone Greens

-Saturday – Morning, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15 – 12:00 Sat

Domesday Morris, Shakespeare Morris, Wakefield Morris

-Saturday – Morning, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15 – 12:00 Sat

Jockey Morris, Ledbury Morris, Leominster Border Morris

-Saturday – Morning, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15 – 12:00 Sat

Chinewrde Morris, Lord Conyers, Silver Flame

-Saturday – Morning, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15 – 12:00 Sat

Erstwhile Border Morris, Silurian Border Morris, Styx of Stroud

-Saturday – Morning, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15 – 12:00 Sat

Earlsdon Morris, JV & Folk, White Hart Morris

-Saturday – Morning, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Workshop

11:30 – 12:30 Sat

Instrumental

-Saturday – Morning, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Workshops
Workshop

11:30 – 12:30 Sat

Ceilidh Tunes

Urban Folk Theory

-Saturday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops
‘Day’ of Dance

11:45 – 13:00 Sat

Colin’s Concoctions

Some of Mr. Hume’s finest

Brian Stanton, The Jovial Crew

-Saturday – Morning, Falcon Ballroom, • Dancing, •’Day’ of Dance

Saturday Afternoon

Show

12:00 – 12:30 Sat

Hilarious Family Show

Wolly

-Saturday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Children’s Entertainment
Session

12:00 – 15:30 Sat

English Music

Friends of Flos

-Saturday Afternoon, Falcon Bar, • Sessions
Concert

12:00 – 14:00 Sat

12:00 Ross Folk Choir

13:00 Rapsquillion

Rapsquillion, Ross Folk Choir

-Saturday Afternoon, Falcon Mews, • Concerts
Dance Display

12:15 – 13:00 Sat

Jockey Morris, Shakespeare Morris, Silver Flame, Styx of Stroud

-Saturday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15 – 13:00 Sat

Erstwhile Border Morris, Silurian Border Morris, Wakefield Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15 – 13:00 Sat

Ledbury Morris, Silkstone Greens, White Hart Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15 – 13:00 Sat

Chinewrde Morris, Earlsdon Morris, NYFTE

-Saturday Afternoon, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15 – 13:00 Sat

Domesday Morris, JV & Folk, Leominster Border Morris, Lord Conyers

-Saturday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Concert

12:30 – 17:00 Sat

12:30 Bordewey, Young and Gittens

13:40 Ben Robertson

14:45 Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell

15:50 The McGoldrick Sisters & Jimmy Patrick

Ben Robertson, Bordewey Young and Gittens, Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell, The McGoldrick Sisters & Jimmy Patrick

-Saturday Afternoon, Club Stage, • Concerts
Concert

13:00 – 17:15 Sat

13:00 Frankie Archer

14:00 The Hunch

15:05 Christina Alden & Alex Patterson

16:15 Jim Moray

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, Frankie Archer, Jim Moray, The Hunch

-Saturday Afternoon, Main Stage, • Concerts
Shanty Session

13:00 – 14:30 Sat

Graeme Knights, Jim Mageean

-Saturday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions
Craft Drop-In

13:00 – 14:00 Sat

Family fun

Kathy Bland

-Saturday Afternoon, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Workshop

13:00 – 14:30 Sat

Lino Cutting (Youth)

Lizzie Watts

-Saturday Afternoon, The Burrow, • Workshops
Workshop

13:00 – 14:00 Sat

Vocal

Maddie Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Workshops
Workshop

13:30 – 14:30 Sat

Contra

Charlie Turner, The Linda Game Band

-Saturday Afternoon, Dance Tent, • Dancing, • Workshops
‘Day’ of Dance

14:00 – 15:30 Sat

American Contras That Flow

Mike Courthold, The Jovial Crew

-Saturday Afternoon, Falcon Ballroom, • Dancing, •’Day’ of Dance
Dance Display

14:00 – 14:45 Sat

Erstwhile Border Morris, Silkstone Greens, Wakefield Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00 – 14:45 Sat

Jockey Morris, JV & Folk, Leominster Border Morris, Styx of Stroud

-Saturday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00 – 14:45 Sat

Ledbury Morris, Silver Flame, White Hart Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00 – 14:45 Sat

Domesday Morris, NYFTE, Shakespeare Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00 – 14:45 Sat

Chinewrde Morris, Earlsdon Morris, Lord Conyers, Silurian Border Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Concert

14:30 – 16:30 Sat

14:30 John Row

15:05 Enda Kenny

15:55 Dave & Anni

Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman, Enda Kenny, John Row

-Saturday Afternoon, Falcon Mews, • Concerts
Session

14:30 – 15:30 Sat

Worcester Ukulele Club

-Saturday Afternoon, Dave Jones’ Bar, • Sessions
Meet the Artist

15:00 – 16:00 Sat

Melrose Quartet

-Saturday Afternoon, Dance Tent, • Concerts
Session

15:00 – 16:00 Sat

Improvers

OPEN, Tuneworks

-Saturday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions, • Workshops
Show

15:00 – 15:30 Sat

Hilarious Family Show

Wolly

-Saturday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Children’s Entertainment
Workshop

15:00 – 16:00 Sat

Guitar

Richard Chaff

-Saturday Afternoon, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Workshops
Dance Display

15:00 – 15:45 Sat

Chinewrde Morris, Earlsdon Morris, Silkstone Greens

-Saturday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00 – 15:45 Sat

Erstwhile Border Morris, Jockey Morris, NYFTE

-Saturday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00 – 15:45 Sat

Domesday Morris, Shakespeare Morris, White Hart Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00 – 15:45 Sat

Ledbury Morris, Leominster Border Morris, Lord Conyers, Silurian Border Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00 – 15:45 Sat

JV & Folk, Silver Flame, Styx of Stroud, Wakefield Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, Market Square, • Dance Displays
‘Day’ of Dance

15:45 – 17:15 Sat

Odd Occupations

Some strange job titles

Brian Stanton, The Jovial Crew

-Saturday Afternoon, Falcon Ballroom, • Dancing, •’Day’ of Dance
Dance Display

16:00 – 16:45 Sat

Ledbury Morris, Lord Conyers, Silkstone Greens

-Saturday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

16:00 – 16:45 Sat

JV & Folk, NYFTE, Styx of Stroud

-Saturday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

16:00 – 16:45 Sat

Jockey Morris, Shakespeare Morris, Silurian Border Morris, Wakefield Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

16:00 – 16:45 Sat

Chinewrde Morris, Domesday Morris, White Hart Morris

-Saturday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Parachute Games

16:00 – 16:45 Sat

Fun & Games

Kathy Bland

-Saturday Afternoon, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Dance Display

16:15 – 17:00 Sat

Earlsdon Morris, Erstwhile Border Morris, Leominster Border Morris, Silver Flame

-Saturday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Session

16:30 – 18:00 Sat

Music & Song

Brimstone, Seb Stone

-Saturday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions
Dance Display

17:30 – 18:00 Sat

Soft Option

-Saturday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Dance Displays

Saturday Evening

Workshop

18:15 – 19:15 Sat

Beginner’s Ukulele

Worcester Ukulele Club

-Saturday Evening, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Workshops
Music Hall

18:30 – 20:00 Sat

Keith Donnelly, Lauren South, Lowe & Plant

-Saturday Evening, Club Stage, • Concerts
Shanty Session

19:00 – 20:30 Sat

Graeme Knights, Jim Mageean, Rapsquillion

-Saturday Evening, Football Club, • Sessions
Concert

19:15 – 00:00 Sat

19:15 Maddie Morris

20:25 Crows

21:35 She Shanties

22:45 The Young’Uns

Crows, Maddie Morris, She Shanties, The Young’Uns

-Saturday Evening, Main Stage, • Concerts
Contra Dance

19:15 – 21:30 Sat

Charlie Turner, The Linda Game Band

-Saturday Evening, Dance Tent, • Dancing
Session

21:00 – 22:00 Sat

Ukulele

Worcester Ukulele Club

-Saturday Evening, Dave Jones’ Bar, • Sessions
Song & Story Club

21:00 – 23:00 Sat

John Row, Lowe & Plant

-Saturday Evening, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Storytelling
Special Concert

21:00 – 23:00 Sat

Celebrating 50 years of Jim Mageean at Bromyard Folk Festival

Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman, Graeme Knights, JIB, Jim Mageean

-Saturday Evening, Club Stage, • Concerts
Session

21:00 – 23:00 Sat

Music & Song

OPEN

-Saturday Evening, Football Club, • Sessions
Dance Display

21:30 – 21:45 Sat

Wakefield Morris

-Saturday Evening, Dance Tent, • Dance Displays
Ceilidh

22:00 – 00:00 Sat

LATE NIGHT EXTRA

Peeping Tom, Pete Rees

-Saturday Evening, Dance Tent, • Dancing
An Hour With

00:00 – 01:00 Sat Eve

Keith Donnelly

-Saturday Evening, Club Stage, • Concerts

Sunday Morning

Yoga

08:30 – 09:30 Sun

-Sunday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops
Workshop

10:00 – 10:45 Sun

North West

Blackrod Street Dance is an easy dance, which Chinewrde often dance at high speed. Suitable for beginners – no experience or fast-paced dancing skills required!

Chinewrde Morris

-Sunday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops
Session

10:00 – 11:30 Sun

Beginners

OPEN, Tuneworks

-Sunday – Morning, Dave Jones’ Bar, • Sessions, • Workshops
Craft Market

10:00 – 17:30 Sun

-Sunday – Morning, Craft Market
Craft Extravaganza

10:00 – 11:30 Sun

Fun for all the family

Kathy Bland

-Sunday – Morning, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Workshop

10:30 – 11:30 Sun

Circus Skills

Thomas Trilby

-Sunday – Morning, The Burrow, • Workshops
Service

10:30 – 11:30 Sun

NYFTE, Rapsquillion

-Sunday – Morning, St Peter’s Church
Dance Display

11:00 – 12:00 Sun

Chinewrde Morris, Domesday Morris, JV & Folk

-Sunday – Morning, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15- 12:00 Sun

Earlsdon Morris, Leominster Border Morris, Shakespeare Morris

-Sunday – Morning, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15- 12:00 Sun

Erstwhile Border Morris, Ledbury Morris, Silver Flame

-Sunday – Morning, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

11:15- 12:00 Sun

Faithful City Morris, Jockey Morris, Silkstone Greens, Wakefield Morris

-Sunday – Morning, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Workshop

11:30 – 12:30 Sun

Ceilidh Tunes

Urban Folk Theory

-Sunday – Morning, Dance Tent, • Workshops

Sunday Afternoon

Concert

12:00 – 14:00 Sun

John Row, Lowe & Plant

-Sunday Afternoon, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Concerts
Ceramic Plate Painting

12:00 – 13:00 Sun

Fun for all the family

Kathy Bland

-Sunday Afternoon, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Session

12:00 – 15:00 Sun

English Music

Friends of Flos

-Sunday Afternoon, Falcon Bar, • Sessions
Competition

12:00 – 13:30 Sun

Future of Young Folk Award

OPEN, Seb Stone

-Sunday Afternoon, Falcon Mews, • Competition, • Concerts
Dance Display

12:15 – 12:45 Sat

Soft Option

-Sunday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15- 13:00 Sun

Domesday Morris, Earlsdon Morris, Silver Flame

-Sunday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15- 13:00 Sun

Erstwhile Border Morris, JV & Folk, Silkstone Greens

-Sunday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15- 13:00 Sun

Faithful City Morris, Jockey Morris, Shakespeare Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15- 13:00 Sun

NYFTE, Wakefield Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

12:15- 13:00 Sun

Chinewrde Morris, Ledbury Morris, Leominster Border Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Concert

13:00 – 17:30 Sun

13:00 Lauren South

14:00 Enda Kenny

15:10 Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell

16:30 Dallahan

Dallahan, Enda Kenny, Lauren South, Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell

-Sunday Afternoon, Main Stage, • Concerts
Concert

13:00 – 16:15 Sun

13:00 Ben Robertson

13:50 Maddie Morris

14:45 Old Spot

15:40 Christina Alden & Alex Patterson

Ben Robertson, Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, Maddie Morris, Old Spot

-Sunday Afternoon, Club Stage, • Concerts
Show

13:30 – 14:00 Sun

Hilarious Family Show

Thomas Trilby

-Sunday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Children’s Entertainment
Ceilidh

14:00 – 16:00 Sun

Hayden Coates, Tautus Roks

-Sunday Afternoon, Dance Tent, • Dancing
Session

14:00 – 15:00 Sun

Improvers

OPEN, Tuneworks

-Sunday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions, • Workshops
Dance Display

14:00 – 15:00 Sun

Season Finale

NYFTE

-Sunday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00- 14:45 Sun

Chinewrde Morris, Earlsdon Morris, Silkstone Greens, Wakefield Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Market Square, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00- 14:45 Sun

Erstwhile Border Morris, Jockey Morris, Leominster Border Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00- 14:45 Sun

Domesday Morris, Shakespeare Morris, Silver Flame

-Sunday Afternoon, King’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

14:00- 14:45 Sun

Faithful City Morris, JV & Folk, Ledbury Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Activity

14:30 – 15:30 Sun

Games Time

Kathy Bland

-Sunday Afternoon, The Shed, • Children’s Entertainment
Workshop

15:00 – 16:00 Sun

Guitar

Richard Chaff

-Sunday Afternoon, Pete Geoghegan’s Song House, • Workshops
Dance Display

15:00- 15:45 Sun

Chinewrde Morris, Erstwhile Border Morris, Silkstone Greens

-Sunday Afternoon, The Inn, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00- 15:45 Sun

Earlsdon Morris, JV & Folk, Silver Flame

-Sunday Afternoon, Queen’s Arms, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:00- 15:45 Sun

Domesday Morris, Faithful City Morris, Leominster Border Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Rose and Lion, • Dance Displays
Dance Display

15:15- 16:00 Sun

Jockey Morris, Ledbury Morris, Shakespeare Morris, Wakefield Morris

-Sunday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Dance Displays
Session

15:30 – 17:00 Sun

Music & Song

OPEN

-Sunday Afternoon, Football Club, • Sessions
Workshop

15:30 – 16:30 Sun

Youth Story Telling

John Row

-Sunday Afternoon, The Burrow, • Workshops
Family Show

16:15 – 17:30 Sun

Keith Donnelly

-Sunday Afternoon, Dance Tent, • Children’s Entertainment
Show

16:15 – 16:45 Sun

Hilarious Family Show

Thomas Trilby

-Sunday Afternoon, Site Arena, • Children’s Entertainment
Final Song

16:30 – 18:00 Sun

Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman, Graeme Knights, JIB, Jim Mageean, Seb Stone

-Sunday Afternoon, Club Stage, • Concerts

Sunday Evening

Concert

19:15 – 23:15 Sun

19:15 Old Spot

20:25 Melrose Quartet

21:15 Keith Donnelly

22:00 Eliza Carthy Trio

Eliza Carthy Trio, Keith Donnelly, Melrose Quartet, Old Spot

-Sunday Evening, Main Stage, • Concerts